Bergen Report Male Athlete of the 7 days: Zachary Jordan, Wayne Hills

When he figured out that this season’s North Jersey Singles Championships experienced been moved to Bowler Town, Zachary Jordan turned confident he could protect his title.

The FDU-sponsored bowling tournament past took location in December 2019 at Lodi Lanes, when Jordan was a sophomore. He grew to become Wayne Hills’ 1st-ever winner in the function, which was canceled past year because of to COVID.

The NJSC produced its return in Hackensack on Dec. 11, and Jordan averaged 241.8 en route to the championship.

“There’s a significant gain for me, mainly because I bowl at Bowler Metropolis all the time,” the senior correct-hander explained. “My father owns the pro shop, so I’m there all the time – late nights, when. So, I seriously had every thing you could want to set myself in that posture to gain.”

Zachary Jordan, Wayne Hills bowling

Jordan fired a 737 sequence with a 277 significant sport in qualifying, which earned him the No. 1 seed for elimination perform. That also intended he received a bye to the semifinals, and he rolled video games of 224 and 248 to come to be the 1st repeat boys division winner in the 21-calendar year background of the NJSC.

Patricia Dahiroc of IHA (2005-06 girls champ) is the only other to go back-to-back, while Hopatcong lefty Rhianna Smith won the girls title in 2015 and 2017.

By Tara